Friends & Colleagues Remember
(To add a posting in this section, please go to Jennifer's Guestbook and leave your message to, for, or about Chester, and it will be re-posted to this page. If it's not otherwise obvious, please indicate that your message is for Chester's Page.)
Please also see the tributes to Chester at HIV Resources, CATIE, and POZ Magazine.
Devan Nambiar My URL:http://wwww.interlog.com/~akash My Email:akash@interlog.com City: Toronto State, Country: ON, Canada | Comments: This site is an incredible gift of love and warmth to these two great souls. I knew Chester and heard about Jennifer from him. Chester Meyers was a man of brillance, and dedication with a warm big heart. His sunny predisposition and laughter were an addition to his charisma. He was always accessible and helpful to people. His knowledge was astounding. Chester’s death, for me is a personal loss, and in addition a huge loss to the HIV community especialy for people living with HIV/AIDS. His contribution to the field of nutrition is unparalleled. His drive to push nutrition to the forefront of HIV management saved many lives. His sharing and knowledge will not and cannot be replaced by anyone. His presence and wisdom will be immensely missed by many in the country. |
Karen Robichaud My Email:karen@allstarnet.com City: Moncton,N.B. State, Country: Canada | Comments: I did not have the pleasure of knowing Jennifer, but looking over this web site I can see that she touched many peoples lives. I am Francis Robichaud's sister in law and I also knew Chester Myers. Thank you for mentionning Francis and Chester... Karen |
Lisa Leger My URL:http://www.parksville.net/wellness/ My Email:lleger@bcsupernet.com City: Parksville State, Country: British Columbia | Comments: Chester Myers... He used to come into Supplements Plus on Church St. every Saturday and casually blow my head off in a half hour mini-course in HIV and nutrition. He has been my first resource ever since and has always personified to me a person LIVING WELL with HIV. A man with meaningful work and a full life... |
Robert Bojeczko My Email:murob@webpoint.net City: Rockwood State, Country: Canada | Comments: Of all the people I have met while living with HIV, Chester had the most profound impact on my life. He was an incredible teacher, and advocate for all persons living with HIV. Since the time he moved to Guelph, Ontario, I would often bump into him at the super market, and came to look forward to meeting him and sharing a hug. For as long as I live, a part of Chester will live with me. Sweat Dreams kind and gentle soul. |
Sharon Ann Meyer My URL:http://www.gate.net/~sameyer/Index.html My Email:sharon@hivresources.com City: Ft. Laud. State, Country: FL | Comments: Chester was truly a unique individual. He was always quick to answer questions and frequently shared his knowledge with everyone who had an interest in HIV and nutrition. His insights into the body's biochemistry helped us to all understand complex information. His many contributions to the HIV ReSource Review and to my personal knowledge were very valuable. I will miss him dearly. |
Michael Mooney My URL:www.medibolics.com |
Comments: It is truly unfortunate to hear that we lost Chester Myers. He was irreplaceable in the world of progressive information about nutrition for HIV. There was no one like him and I doubt that anyone will be able to fill his shoes or give those of us who trouble over complex issues related to nutritional biochemistry as much insight as Chester did consistently and with the unique sense of passion that only Chester had. Lark Lands connected me to Chester after I introduced the idea that insulin resistance might be involved in protease inhibitor-induced lipodystrophy/bodyfat redistribution in HIV in 1997. Chester expanded on this concept and then provided me with new research data on the biochemistry involved in this complex area. I remember Lark saying, "Please help me make Chester's complex biochemistry-talk understandable to the average person." I understood what she meant when he wrote a 52 page in-depth essay delineating the mechanisms that might cause lipodystrophy and possible treatments. Chester provided a tremendous scientific resource and affected thousands of HIV(+) people's lives through his contributions to numerous public information sources, such as CATIE, HIV ReSource Review and by interacting with Lark Lands, POZ Magazine. Chester was one of a kind - and we will all miss him forever. |